doomsayers

Treasurer labels critics and Opposition as ‘doomsayers’

Pruaitch said they had been accusing the government of mismanaging the economy of the country without even getting it right.

He defended the government and said the O’Neill/Dion government had ensured that the management of the macro economy remained in good and capable hands.

He said the nation’s revenue, banks and spinoffs had been under some pressure since 2011 when oil and copper started experiencing a sharp fall in the prices.